297Driver to have proper control of a vehicle etc

#### 297 Driver to have proper control of a vehicle etc 297 Driver to have proper control of a vehicle etc > > (1) A driver must not drive a vehicle unless the driver has proper control of the vehicle. > > > > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. > > > (1A) A driver must not drive a vehicle if a person or an animal is in the driver’s lap. > > > > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. > > > (2) A driver must not drive a motor vehicle unless the driver has a clear view of the road, and traffic, ahead, behind and to each side of the driver. > > > > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. > > > > Note. > > > > Motor vehicle is defined in the Dictionary. > > > (3) The rider of a motor bike must not ride with an animal on the motor bike between the rider and the handle bars. > > > > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. > > > > Note 1. > > > > Motor bike is defined in the Dictionary. > > > > Note 2. > > > > Subrule (3) is not uniform with the corresponding subrule in rule 297 of the Australian Road Rules. Different rules may apply in other jurisdictions. > > > (4) Subrule (3) does not apply to the rider of a motor bike who rides with an animal between the rider and the handle bars for a distance of not more than 500 metres on a road for the purpose of a farming activity that the rider is carrying out.